- 20 regional aircraft to be converted for green hydrogen operation
- Universal Hydrogen will supply hydrogen fuel to power both Avmax’s leased and owned fleets
Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc, a Canadian company, has registered an order to convert 20 regional aircraft for green hydrogen operation with Universal Hydrogen Co. This was revealed by the two companies last week.
Avmax will be free to select between Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72-600 and Dash 8-300 conversion kits. Additionally, Universal Hydrogen will supply hydrogen fuel to power both Avmax’s leased and owned fleets. It is also very likely that Avmax would become a maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) partner to Universal Hydrogen.
“This order is an important step for Canada’s sizable regional aviation market, which is home to the largest turboprop fleet in the world with nearly 300 Dash-8s and 50 ATRs servicing over 120 airports,” said Universal Hydrogen co-founder and chief executive Paul Eremenko.
Universal Hydrogen says it focuses on regional and narrowbody planes as the near-term and most meaningful decarbonisation opportunities. The company is working to certify a powertrain conversion kit for retrofitting existing regional aircraft to use hydrogen.